Handbook of Personality Disorders: Theory and Practice - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471201162 ISBN 13: 9780471201168

Publisher: Wiley, 2004

Synopsis

This comprehensive reference, edited by one of the leading experts in the field, assimilates the newest and most effective treatment techniques for the personality disorders. Each chapter is written by leading scholars in the Cognitive-Behavior, Humanistic and Integrative theoretical models. In addition to a detailed case example in each chapter, additional case studies are integrated and used throughout.

About this title

About the Author

JEFFREY J. MAGNAVITA, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Hartford as well as the founder of Glastonbury Psychological Associates, PC, and the Connecticut Center for Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy. He is the author of: Theories of Personality: Contemporary Approaches to the Science of Personality; Relational Therapy for Personality Disorders; and Comprehensive Handbook of Psychotherapy, Volume One: Psychodynamic/Object Relations (all available from Wiley).

From the Back Cover

A complete guide to etiology, psychopathology, classification, and treatment

This comprehensive handbook incorporates the latest advances in the study of personality disorders with the newest and most effective treatment techniques.

Edited by one of the leading experts in the field, the Handbook of Personality Disorders offers authoritative coverage of personality disorder etiology, theory, psychopathology, and assessment. It provides detailed, fully up-to-date descriptions of important contemporary treatment models, including interpersonal reconstructive therapy, cognitive therapy, time-limited dynamic psychotherapy, and more. It also examines the broadening scope of treatment in special populations and settings; the expanding range of treatment in children, adolescents, and the elderly; and the latest research findings.

Outstanding features of this far-reaching, state-of-the-art guidebook include:

• Thorough coverage of all major personality disorder treatment models
• Detailed case studies in each chapter
• Additional examples integrated and used throughout
• Sections on classification, treatment models, treatment settings, and more

Handbook of Personality Disorders is the ultimate resource for clinicians and is an important guide for students and researchers who need in-depth information on this increasingly important topic.

This comprehensive handbook incorporates the latest advances in the study of personality disorders with the newest and most effective treatment techniques.

Edited by one of the leading experts in the field, the Handbook of Personality Disorders offers authoritative coverage of personality disorder etiology, theory, psychopathology, and assessment. It provides detailed, fully up-to-date descriptions of important contemporary treatment models, including interpersonal reconstructive therapy, cognitive therapy, time-limited dynamic psychotherapy, and more. It also examines the broadening scope of treatment in special populations and settings; the expanding range of treatment in children, adolescents, and the elderly; and the latest research findings.

Outstanding features of this far-reaching, state-of-the-art guidebook include:

• Thorough coverage of all major personality disorder treatment models
• Detailed case studies in each chapter
• Additional examples integrated and used throughout
• Sections on classification, treatment models, treatment settings, and more

Handbook of Personality Disorders is the ultimate resource for clinicians and is an important guide for students and researchers who need in-depth information on this increasingly important topic.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471201162
• ISBN 13: 9780471201168
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 600
• Editor: Magnavita Jeffrey J.